Social Security and Disability Law

Essex County Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Stealing Federal Benefits Meant for Missing Girlfriend’s Disabled Son and Violating Supervised Release

April 15, 2025
Essex County Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Stealing Federal Benefits Meant for Missing Girlfriend’s Disabled Son and Violating Supervised Release

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 38 months in prison for stealing federal benefits meant for the disabled child of his former girlfriend shortly after she went missing, and for an additional 8 months in prison for violating supervised release, U.S. Attorney…

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Honduran National Sentenced for Firearm Possession

April 15, 2025
Honduran National Sentenced for Firearm Possession

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that DANIEL IGNACIO MEJIA-CASTILLO (“MEJIA”), age 32, a native of Honduras, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown to 144 months in imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in…

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Ocean County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining Over $250,000 In Social Security Disability Benefits

April 14, 2025
Ocean County Man Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining Over $250,000 In Social Security Disability Benefits

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey man admitted he defrauded the Social Security Administration for nearly eight years in order to improperly obtain over $250,000.00 in Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. Krzysztof Niedzielski, 49, of Toms River, New Jersey, pleaded guilty…

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Spencer Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

April 14, 2025
Spencer Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A Spencer woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits. Gina Llerena-Donohue, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for July 23, 2025. From February 2006 through May 2021,…

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Founder and Top Executive for Fresno-Based Business American Labor Alliance Receive Multi-Year Prison Sentences Following Fraud Trial

April 11, 2025
Founder and Top Executive for Fresno-Based Business American Labor Alliance Receive Multi-Year Prison Sentences Following Fraud Trial

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Fresno residents Marcus Asay, 69, and Antonio Gastelum, 53, were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to five years in prison and two years in prison, respectively, for committing a long-running pension fraud scheme through their company, Agricultural Contracting Services Association dba…

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Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Student Visa, Other Documents

April 11, 2025
Man Admits Fraudulently Obtaining Student Visa, Other Documents

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Louis County, Missouri on Wednesday admitted fraudulently obtaining a student visa and admission to the University of Missouri and admitted using the visa to obtain a Social Security card, a driver license, a bank account and an apartment. Mercy Ojedeji, 24,…

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Mexican National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry into The United States by a Removed Alien and False Representation of a Social Security Number

April 8, 2025
Mexican National Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry into The United States by a Removed Alien and False Representation of a Social Security Number

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Louisiana A federal grand jury recently returned a three-count indictment charging Edgar Javier Castillo-Rodriguez, age 53, of Mexico, with illegal re-entry into the United States by a removed alien and false representation of a Social Security number. Castillo-Rodriguez appeared for his arraignment and pled not guilty to the pending…

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Legal Help for Veterans Attorney James Fausone Applauds VA Proposal to Waive Copays for Whole Health Well-Being Services

April 4, 2025

Detroit, Michigan – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has proposed a rule eliminating copays for Whole Health well-being services, a move aimed at improving veterans’ access to care nationwide. The exemption would cover inpatient and outpatient services, including health education, wellness coaching, skill-building programs, and complementary treatments like yoga and meditation. Attorney James Fausone…

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New York Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Money Laundering Connected to Stolen Federal Funds

April 4, 2025
New York Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Money Laundering Connected to Stolen Federal Funds

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Xing Zheng, 35, of Queens, New York, was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Court Judge Timothy J. Savage to 28 months in prison and three years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to launder approximately…

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Quincy Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud

April 4, 2025
Quincy Woman Sentenced for Social Security Fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A Quincy woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits.   Crystal Gesumaria, 41, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal to three years of probation and ordered to pay $93,603 in restitution. Earlier in the hearing,…

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